Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Mathematics with a specialization in Statistics is a comprehensive program that requires students to complete a series of core courses and electives.

Core Courses

Students must complete the following core courses:

• STAT 6331 Statistical Inference I
• STAT 6337 Advanced Statistical Methods I
• STAT 6338 Advanced Statistical Methods II
• STAT 6339 Linear Statistical Models
• STAT 6341 Numerical Linear Algebra and Statistical Computing

Specialization Courses

In addition to the core courses, students must select two courses from different specialization groups:

• Statistics Specialization Group One
  • STAT 6329 Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
  • STAT 6343 Experimental Design
  • STAT 7334 Nonparametric and Robust Statistical Methods
• Statistics Specialization Group Two
  • STAT 6348 Applied Multivariate Analysis
  • STAT 7331 Multivariate Analysis
• Statistics Specialization Group Three
  • STAT 6347 Applied Time Series Analysis
  • STAT 7338 Time Series Analysis

Electives

Students must choose remaining courses as electives approved by the graduate advisor for Statistics. Up to two of the following prerequisite 5000-level courses may be counted as electives:

• MATH 5301 Elementary Analysis I
• MATH 5302 Elementary Analysis II
• STAT 5351 Probability and Statistics I
• STAT 5352 Probability and Statistics II